Francis's Strawberry or Peach Custard Flan

 1 cup butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

3 teaspoon vanilla

6 eggs

2 cups flour

3 teaspoon baking powder

6 Tablespoon milk

 

Custard:

4 large egg yolks

1 1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup sugar

3 tablespoon cornstarch

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

pinch salt

4 cups Strawberries, fresh, quartered

or

4 cups peaches, peeled, cut in half

Spray flan pan with pam

Mix ingredients together, makes enough for 2 flans. (Don't overbeat)

Bake @ 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Invert on paper lined pan or plate, cool.

Custard:

In a saucepan, whisk milk, egg yolks, vanilla, salt, cornstarch and sugar over medium heat. Continue whisking while simmering, allowing custard to thicken, about 10-12 minutes.

Pour custard into a glass bowl and cover the custard (not the bowl) with plastic wrap. Let cool for about 15 - 20 minutes, checking to make sure it does not harden. When the custard has cooled, but is still smooth, pour into the flan & refrigerate another 10-15 minutes. Arrange strawberries on top of the custard filling. Garnish with mint and optional glaze, then refrigerate until ready to serve.

Strawberry Flan:

Prepare Oetker cake glaze using juice from frozen strawberries, thawed.

Mix strawberries into glaze and pour on top of flan, serve with whipped cream.

Can use fresh strawberries.

* Peach Flan:

Prepare Oetker cake glaze, arrange peaches on flan & pour glaze over (clear glaze)

Serve with whipped cream